The centuries-old “Jackson Magnolia” that had occupied a spot shading the South Portico of the White House was planted by ...

At age 13, Andrew Jackson joined the Continental Army and discovered a future in the military. Promoted to general during the War of 1812, Jackson became a national war hero after a stunning ...

In what is today known as the Trail of Tears, members of the Cherokee Nation were rounded up and transplanted westward by military force in 1838 under Jackson’s successor Martin Van Buren. Legacy In ...

Democrats have won 19 of 42 presidential elections since the party first ran a presidential candidate (Andrew Jackson) in 1828. While there is no precise date for the beginning of the Democratic ...